Title: Mimic by Daniel Cole
Date Published: 15th July 2021
Publisher: Trapeze
Genre: Thriller
Description:
In life she was his muse . . .
In death she'll be his masterpiece
1989. DS Benjamin Chambers and DC Adam Winters are on the trail of a serial killer with a twisted passion for recreating the world's greatest works of art through the bodies of his victims. After Chambers nearly loses his life, the case goes cold due to lack of evidence. The killer lies dormant, his collection unfinished.
Seven years later.
DS Marshall has excelled through the ranks of the Metropolitan Police Service, despite being haunted by the case that defined her teenage years. She obtains new evidence and joins Chambers and Winters to reopen the case. However, their resurrected investigation brings about a fresh reign of terror, the team treading a fine line between justice and vigilante in pursuit of a monster far more dangerous and intelligent than any of them had anticipated.
Review:
I received a copy of Mimic from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.
The only other novel that I've read by Daniel Cole, to date, is Ragdoll, which I really enjoyed and I have a massive soft spot for serial killer thrillers, so I had to give Mimic a go.
In 1989, a young man is found on a plinth in the middle of a park in the middle of a snowstorm. A mother and son are also found dead a few days later. They are seemingly unrelated to the first, until DI Ben Chambers realises that they have an eerie similarity to works of art. Nobody wants to listen to him. Seven years pass and the killer is back again, it's up to DI Chambers and his team to stop the murderer before they finished their collection.
DI Ben Chambers was an interesting character. Determined and headstrong, he's unwilling to give up when he has both a theory and a suspect in his sights. But he also has to suffer his horrendous boss, with no backup from his fellow officers. Until Adam Winters comes along.
I did like Adam a lot. He just seemed like a sweet person, a bit too sweet to see all the death and misery that comes with being in the police force. He also brought some unexpected humour to the story.
So I was expecting a whodunnit, but I rapidly realised it was more of a whydunnit, which I'll be honest was a little disappointing. I was hoping for some more twists and turns.
Also, while the killer is unusual in the staging of the victims as works of art, I really feel like I've read something similar not too long ago.
Mimic is a solid thriller, perfect if you're looking for a bit of murder-y entertainment without taxing those amateur sleuthing skills too much.
About The Author:
Daniel Cole (@DanielColeBooks) is the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Ragdoll trilogy, which has now been published in over thirty-five countries. A TV adaption was released last year to critical acclaim, and his fourth novel, MIMIC, is due to be published in paperback on 14th April 2022. He has worked as a paramedic, an animal protection officer, and with the beach lifeguards, but for the past five years has been describing himself on paperwork as a "full-time writer".
He lives on the south coast of England and divides his time between the beach and the forest.
RAGDOLL (2017)
HANGMAN (2018)
ENDGAME (2019)
MIMIC (2021)
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